Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil

Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway

Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region after local labor authorities found them at a construction site for electric vehicle automaker BYD.

Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe begins

Local prosecutors alleged the laborers are victims of human trafficking who were living in “slavery-like conditions” under contractor Jinjiang Group.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- The Brazilian government reported this Friday that it investigates the Chinese electric car giant BYD and one of its subcontractors for alleged "trafficking" of Chinese workers who built a factory in the South American country. Federal prosecutors evaluate whether crimes were committed after inspectors identified "163 workers who were in slavery-like conditions" in the construction of a factory in Camaçari, state of Bahi…

The workers were hired in China to build a factory for the electric car company BYD.

The Chinese workers of a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by the Chinese company of electric vehicles BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said late Thursday, in a growing controversy in the largest foreign market of BYD.BYD and contractor Jinjiang Group agreed to assist and house the 163 workers in hotels until an agreement was reached to terminate their contracts, the Brazilian Labor Prosecutor's Off…

What is Jinjiang, car-maker BYD's contractor accused of trafficking, creating ‘slavery-liked’ conditions in Brazil?

Jinjiang Group has denied the allegations of "slavery-like conditions" for workers at BYD in Brazil and has not commented on the trafficking claims.